Guadalajara vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1241
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2983
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$607
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$1060
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$750
$829
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
47
96
😀 Quality of life
62
74
🏙️ Population
1.39M
18.7M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 59% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4689th and 6835th ($1241 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 32nd in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 5768th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Guangzhou

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Guadalajara Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.27
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$776
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1418
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.2
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.18%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3091
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2058
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.4
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.3
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.5
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11768
$16938

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173 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$999
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$885
185 km or 115 mi Tepic
$746
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$1023
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$899
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1417
202 km or 125 mi Silao
$914
204 km or 127 mi Tecoman
$920
205 km or 127 mi Apatzingan
$946
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$956
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$910
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$1202
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$817
224 km or 139 mi Salamanca
$950
237 km or 147 mi Yuriria
$952
246 km or 153 mi Zacatecas
$664
249 km or 155 mi Cortazar
$894
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$926
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$803
272 km or 169 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$866
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$1028
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$1241
326 km or 203 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$913
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$1044
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
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$914
396 km or 246 mi Durango
$747
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$986
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$1102

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
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$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
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$699
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$533
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$638
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$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694